closer
nounUK /ˈkləʊ.zə/ · US /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/
Etymology From Middle English closere, equivalent to close (verb) + -er.
1
Someone or something that closes.
- In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
2
Someone or something that concludes.
- The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
3
Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
4
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
- The longitudinal bond of the walls is only 24 inches, or one fourth of the length of a brick of 9 inches, and is obtained by introducing closers 24 inches broad1852, Notes on Building and Road-making:
5
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
- They brought their closer in for the ninth.
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Hobbies, Horse racing, Horseracing, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Racing, Sports A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
- Derived terms
- boot closer, door closer, file closer